After the Watch activity, I learned that I have to be more conscious of biases, of others and myself. This goes especially for authority figures and people who I want praise and attention from. This cycle that was seen in the activity, where a teacher looks down upon one's work and the student becomes upset and demotivated in the classroom, can happen in other areas too. Any time someone has a bias against you or what you are doing, their view hurts you and makes you feel terrible. This happens with popular kids too, who other kids want attention from but they ignore because they are deemed as not good enough. Just like how kids so often make each other feel, I was demotivated in this activity and it was horrible to be treated that way, when I had the same capabilities as any other student.
Feeling that way made me want to guarantee that I help any and every other student to be motivated and have some support, instead of the other way around. When my own biases, attitude and anger come out onto others, it depreciates them and really affects their capabilities. I had to be harshly put in the receiving position to realize this. As a leader, I have to motivate others and bring out their best, and call others out on their biases and show them the way that they affect others.
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